Schools stick with Aramark for food service

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May 2, 2013 at 2:00 AMMay 2, 2013 at 11:00 PM

The school committee voted unanimously April 24 to extend Aramark’s contract as the system’s food service provider into 2016.

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The school committee voted unanimously April 24 to extend Aramark’s contract as the system’s food service provider into 2016.

The board approved a three-year renewal based on the recommendation of a review committee that considered responses from Aramark, Whitson’s Culinary Group, and the system’s former provider, Chartwells.

“In the final analysis, taking into account the strengths of each proposal, the interview and the financials, the evaluation committee felt that Aramark at this point in time was the vendor deemed most highly advantageous for Barnstable Public Schools,” Gareth Markwell, the town’s deputy finance director, told the school board.